Storytelling, about how we tell the story of our countrys past. Why do we want to believe one version and not another . Maybe because it makes us feel safe at night. There is one episode of americas history that is told very differently, depending on who you are and where you live. It is the story of our civil war and what came after. The Hot Winds Of War blew across the land. Made of it, a country divided. Friend turned into foe. Brother fought against brother. It was such a long and drawn out struggle. And the feeling on both sides was so intense. Were all just romantics, lost in contemporary times you might say. Every one of us feels like we were born 125 years too late. To introduce myself, my name is rachel boynton. This is nelson walker. We are independent documentary filmmakers. Were making a film about how we tell the story of the civil war. Were filming in different schools all over virginia and were going to place this with a deep connection to this history. What made you cho
this is a film about storytelling. about how we tell the story of our country s past. why do we want to believe one version and not another? maybe because it makes us feel safe at night. there is one episode of america s history that is told very differently depending on who you are and where you live. it is the story of our civil war and what came after. the winds of war blew across the land, made of it a country divided. friend turned into foe. brother fought against brother. it was such a long and drawn-out struggle, and the feeling on both sides was so intense. we re all just romantics, lost in contemporary times, you might say. every one of us feels we was born 125 years too late. to introduce myself, my name is rachel boynton. this is nelson walker. hi. we are independent documentary filmmakers. we re making a film about how we tell the story of the civil war. we re filming in lots of different schools, and we re going places with a deep connection to this
can you think of a cultural footprint of this today, where the south gets sort of fetishized? grades second through fifth, we used to go every year to the destry plantation. and what does that tour include? it included a tour of the plantation. they also had a little show put on. people dressed up and stuff. and they sang songs, played music. it was like it was almost like a little party. are the tours in any way engaging enslavement? they don t really talk about the slavery part. you want to have a good time. i used to look forward to going to the plantation. it was a big deal. i mean, can we even think about these plantations as spaces of violence? we think about things like confederate monuments or symbols and flags, all of these remembrances are in white visions. those are renewals of white
this is a vacation for them. can you think of a cultural footprint of this today, where the south gets sort of fetishized? grades second through fifth, we used to go every year to the destry plantation. and what does that tour include? it included a tour of the plantation. they also had a little show put on. people dressed up and stuff. and they sang songs, played music. it was like it was almost like a little party. are the tours in any way engaging enslavement? they don t really talk about the slavery part. you want to have a good time. i used to look forward to going to the plantation. it was a big deal. i mean, can we even think about these plantations as spaces of violence? we think about things like
this is a vacation for them. can you think of a cultural footprint of this today where the south gets sort of fetishized? grades second through fifth, we used to go every year to the destry plantation. and what does that tour include? it included a tour of the plantation. they also had a little show put on. people dressed up and stuff. and they sang songs, played music. it was like it was almost like a little party. are the tours in any way engaging enslavement? they don t really talk about the slavery part. you want to have a good time. i used to look forward to going to the plantation. it was a big deal. i mean, can we even think about these plantations as spaces of violence? we think about things like confederate monuments or symbols and flags, all of these